packing

Examples

• All

• You better go to your room and finish your packing.

  Sabrina (1954)

• About half an hour sorting and packing and preparing for the New York trip tomorrow.

• Alright guys I finished finished my packing for the day.

• All right, packing up to go to the airport for the last time.

• Go on with your packing, honey.

  Another Thin Man (1939)

• After a couple of hours of packing, he was too tired to move.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Peter came in Sunday to find her packing for a trip back to England, taking Jennifer.

  On the Beach (1959)

• Well, I've got to get on with my packing, Jonathan.

  Boom Town (1940)

• Sue's packing, and we're gonna go on back to Kansas.

  Chisum (1970)

• Got up early, sat, and went to finish packing. Came home, got Josh, and went to get U-Haul at 10.

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Synonyms

C

carry

vspacking

72 1.0

A trip where people move things from one place to another

emphasizes movement when items are carried on the back rather than mere holding

B

backpacking

vspacking

13 3.0

Travel or hiking while carrying clothes and supplies on your back

is the simple act of carrying items on the back, not the whole travel activity

C

carrying

vspacking

1 1.0

Moving something from one place to another

focuses on movement when items are worn on the back rather than any method

S

stowing

vspacking

1 4.3

Putting things into a place carefully so they stay safe

concerns moving items while worn on the back rather than storing them away

S

stowage

vspacking

• Specialized

7.5

Packing goods into a ship or container so they stay safe

relates to transporting items on the back rather than fitting them into storage

Antonyms

U

to unpack

117 1.0

To take things out of a suitcase or box

Compounds

M

meat packing

5 3.0

A process that kills animals and prepares their meat to sell in shops

P

packing plant

• US

5 3.2

A factory that kills and packs animals to sell as meat

P

packing material

4 2.5

Material like bubble wrap that protects things during shipping or storage

P

packing box

1 1.0

A large strong container used to hold things for moving or storage

P

packing case

1 2.3

A large strong box used to hold goods for storage or shipping

M

meat-packing business

3.0

An industry that processes and packs meat for shops

P

packing box

• Specialized

7.5

A small space holding soft material around a moving shaft to stop leaks

P

packing needle

• Specialized

7.0

A large strong needle that sews thick materials like canvas

P

packing nut

• Specialized

9.3

A small metal piece you tighten to press seal material and stop leaks on valves or pumps

How Heavy

hauling

11 2.6

packing

7 1.0

carrying

1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology